Countries
Nigeria
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Nigeria
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Not Available
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
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Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
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Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
gode ku
Gràcies
How Are You?
yaya dai
Com estàs?
Good Night
mai kyau dare
Bona nit
Good Evening
barka da yamma
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
Bona tarda
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
Bon dia
I Love You
Ina son ku
T'estimo
Excuse Me
gafara dai
Dispensi!
Where They Speak
Ghana
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Valencian
Where They Speak
Niger
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Niger
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
català
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
haoussa
catalan; valencien
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Catalan people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Hausa
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
haus1257
stan1289
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Hausa and Catalan Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Hausa and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hausa and Catalan language. Hausa word for "Hello" is sannu or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Hausa Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hausa vs Catalan Difficulty
The Hausa vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa Alphabets and Catalan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Hausa and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.